Systems and methods for creating and retrieving a customized digital content item

ABSTRACT

Systems and methods to create a customized digital content item and retrieve the digital content item to be displayed are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may effectuate presentation of a customization interface; receive a mint request to mint the digital content item in accordance with a digital content item design; effectuate a transfer of consideration from a user wallet to an administrative wallet; mint the digital content item; transfer a non-fungible token to the user wallet; receive a display request to display the digital content item on a device; determine whether the user wallet holds a non-fungible token associated with the digital content item; responsive to the user wallet holding the non-fungible token, facilitate display of the digital content item on the device; responsive to the user wallet not holding the non-fungible token, take no action to facilitate display of the digital content item on the device; and/or perform other operations.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to creating and/or retrieving acustomized digital content item to be displayed, streamed, or otherwiseviewed.

BACKGROUND

Digital content items associated with non-fungible and fungible tokensare known. Distributed ledgers are known techniques to produce a securerecord or registry of ownership of assets, transactions, and otherinformation. For example, a distributed blockchain is a distributedledger. Different types of distributed ledgers are known.

SUMMARY

One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system configured tocreate a customized digital content item that is capable of beingdisplayed (i.e., streamed, viewed, etc.) on a device. The user mayselect a type of digital content item to customize. The types of digitalcontent items may include an object, an image, a video, an audio, and/orother types of digital content. The user may select one or more digitalfeatures to be included in the digital content item. The user may selectthe digital features with varying styles, formats, colors, and/or otheraspects through a customization interface. For example, the user mayselect a type of digital feature to be included in the customizeddigital content item. The type of digital features may includesupplemental digital objects, backgrounds, effects, text, sounds,widgets, and/or other types of digital features. The values of digitalfeatures selected by the user may define a digital content item designthat is later used to generate the digital content item. The user maypurchase the customized digital content item design by submitting a mintrequest and transferring the appropriate amount of consideration from auser wallet to an administrative wallet. The transfer of considerationfrom the user wallet to an administrative wallet may include a transferof value from an address associated with the user wallet to an addressassociated with an administrative wallet on a decentralized ledger. Onceconsideration is received by the administrative wallet, the digitalcontent item capable of being displayed may be minted and the digitalcontent item may contain the values of digital features defined by thedigital content item design purchased by the user. A digital contentitem record may be generated for the minted digital content item and anon-fungible token may be transferred to the address on thedecentralized ledger that corresponds to the user wallet. The digitalcontent item record may include information pertaining to the digitalfeatures and may include a digital content item identifier that isunique to the digital content item. The non-fungible token may indicatethe digital content item identifier, such that holding the non-fungibletoken indicates ownership of the digital content item associated to thedigital content item identifier.

The system is further configured to retrieve the digital content item tobe displayed on a device. The device may be associated with the userand/or the user wallet. The system may receive a display request from auser. The display request may indicate the digital content item beingrequested (e.g., using the digital content item identifier), the userassociated with the device, and/or other information. Responsive toreceiving the display request, the system may determine whether the userwallet associated with the user holds a non-fungible token associatedwith the digital content item being requested. Holding the non-fungibletoken may indicate the non-fungible token is recorded on thedecentralized ledger at the address associated with the user wallet.Responsive to determining the user wallet holds the non-fungible token,the system may facilitate transmission of information to the device thatcauses the device to display the digital content item. Responsive todetermining the user wallet does not hold the non-fungible token, thesystem may take no further action to transmit information to the device.

The system configured to create a digital content item and retrieve thedigital content item to be displayed may include one or more of servers,decentralized ledger servers, client computing platforms, externalresources, networks, users, user interfaces, and or other components.The one or more servers and/or decentralized ledger servers may includeelectronic storage, one or more hardware processors, one or moreblockchains, and/or other components. The electronic storage may beconfigured to store information. The one or more hardware processors maybe configured to execute one or more computer processing components. Theone or more computer processing components may include one or more of apresentation component, a transaction component, a minting component, areceipt component, a verification component, a display component, aninput component, a communication component, and/or other components.

As used herein, any association (or relation, or reflection, orindication, or correspondency) involving servers, processors, clientcomputing platforms, users, user accounts, digital content items,digital features, assets, requests, manners of usage, exchanges,challenges, offers, transactions, ownership, decentralized ledgers,responses, denials, contracts, incentives, proposals, sets ofinstructions, operations, determinations, distributions, transfers,presentations, interfaces, notifications, and/or another entity orobject that interacts with any part of the system and/or plays a part inthe operation of the system, may be a one-to-one association, aone-to-many association, a many-to-one association, and/or amany-to-many association or “N”-to-“M” association (note that “N” and“M” may be different numbers greater than 1).

As used herein, the term “receive” (and derivatives thereof) may includeactive and/or passive retrieval, determination, derivation, transfer,upload, download, submission, and/or exchange of information, and/or anycombination thereof. As used herein, the term “effectuate” (andderivatives thereof) may include active and/or passive causation of any”effect, both local and remote. As used herein, the term “determine” (andderivatives thereof) may include measure, calculate, compute, estimate,approximate, generate, and/or otherwise derive, and/or any combinationthereof.

These and other features, and characteristics of the present technology,as well as the methods of operation and functions of the relatedelements of structure and the combination of parts and economies ofmanufacture, will become more apparent upon consideration of thefollowing description and the appended claims with reference to theaccompanying drawings, all of which form a part of this specification,wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in thevarious figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that thedrawings are for the purpose of illustration and description only andare not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention. As usedin the specification and in the claims, the singular form of ‘a’, ‘an’,and ‘the’ include plural referents unless the context clearly dictatesotherwise.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a system configured to create a customized digitalcontent item and retrieve the digital content item to be displayed, inaccordance with one or more implementations.

FIG. 2 illustrates a method to create a customized digital content item,in accordance with one or more implementations.

FIG. 3 illustrates a method to retrieve a digital content item to bedisplayed, in accordance with one or more implementations.

FIG. 4 . illustrates an exemplary customization interface that may beutilized by a system to create a customized digital content item, inaccordance with one or more implementations.

FIG. 5A-B. illustrates an exemplary customization interface that may beutilized by a system to create a customized digital content item, inaccordance with one or more implementations.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 illustrates a system 100 configured to create a customizeddigital content item and retrieve the digital content item to bedisplayed, in accordance with one or more implementations. As usedherein, the term “digital content item” may refer to a customizeddigital content item selected and/or created by a user. As used herein“identifier” may refer to a digital content item identifier that isunique to a particular digital content item. For example, in someimplementations, an identifier or identifying information of a digitalcontent item may include or be based on a combination of different typesof information, including but not limited to information regarding thetype of digital content item, the digital features, the values ofdigital features, an alphanumeric string (e.g., a serial number or othertext string) or other human and/or machine readable identifier of thedigital content item, and/or other types of information. As used hereinownership of a digital content item may be tracked, recorded, and/orotherwise registered on one or more decentralized ledgers.

System 100 may include one or more server(s) 102, decentralized ledgerserver(s) 111, administration servers 115, one or more client computingplatform(s) 104, user interface(s) 125, one or more external resources126, and/or other components. As used in descriptions herein, any use ofthe term “user” may refer to users 123. Electronic storage 128 a andelectronic storage 128 b may be similar to electronic storage 128 asdescribed elsewhere in this disclosure, though included inadministration server(s) 115 and decentralized ledger server(s) 111,respectively, as depicted in FIG. 1 .

Decentralized ledger server(s) 111 may be used to implement one or moredecentralized ledger(s) 117. In some implementations, decentralizedledger(s) 117 may be maintained by distributed computing platforms (notshown in FIG. 1 ). In some implementations, a distributed computingplatform may be implemented by a set of client computing platformsand/or servers (including, for example, one or more decentralized ledgerserver(s) 111). The distributed computing platform may support a virtualmachine (not shown in FIG. 1 ). The distributed computing platformand/or the virtual machine may form a runtime environment for smartcontracts and/or other executable code. A distributed computing platformmay include electronic storage configured to store part or all ofdecentralized ledger(s) 117. The smart contracts may be stored ondecentralized ledger(s) 117 and/or another decentralized ledger. In someimplementations, the distributed computing platform may be the EOSIOplatform. In some implementations, the distributed computing platformmay be similar to or based on the EOSIO platform. In someimplementations, the distributed computing platform may be Ethereum. Insome implementations, the distributed computing platform may be similarto or based on Ethereum. In some implementations, the virtual machinemay be a decentralized virtual machine.

In some implementations, at least one of the decentralized ledger(s) 117implemented by decentralized ledger server(s) 111 is a privatepermissioned decentralized ledger. The private permissioned blockchainmay be configured to record information. The recorded information maypertain to one or more digital content items recorded on decentralizedledger(s) 117. The recorded information may include ownership of thedigital content items. User actions may effectuate modifications to therecorded information pertaining to the digital content items. Forexample, ownership rights and/or other rights may be modified. In someimplementations, a digital content item may be removed from onedecentralized ledger and added or recorded on another decentralizedledger. In some implementations, at least one of the decentralizedledger(s) 117 implemented by decentralized ledger server(s) 111 is apublic decentralized ledger. The public decentralized ledger may beconfigured to be part of either EOSIO mainnet, Ethereum mainnet,Ethereum 1.5, Ethereum 2.0, a derivative of Ethereum 2.0 that isconfigured to perform transactions of Ether (ETH) between accounts, or aderivative of EOSIO that is configured to perform transactions of EOSbetween different accounts.

Elements of decentralized ledger(s) 117 ledger may be grouped togetherin units that are referred to as blocks and/or nodes. For example, anindividual block may include one or more assets (e.g., digital contentitems) and/or one or more transactions. For example, an individual blockmay be linked to one or more other individual blocks. Individual blocksmay be linked or chained together to form a structure of blocks and/or ahierarchy of blocks, such as, e.g., a chain of blocks. An individualblock may include one or more assets (e.g., digital content items), oneor more transactions, and/or other information. As used herein, “anindividual block including a digital content item” may refer to theindividual block including a digital content item record and/or adigital content item identifier associated with the digital contentitem.

As depicted in FIG. 1 , decentralized ledger server(s) 111 may includeone or more of electronic storage 128 b, processor(s) 130 b,machine-readable instructions 106 b, (node of) decentralized ledger(s)117, and/or other components. Machine-readable instructions 106 b mayinclude one or more instruction components. The instruction componentsmay include computer program components. The instruction components mayinclude one or more of a receipt component 114, a verification component116, a display component 118, and/or other instruction components. Insome implementations, an individual decentralized ledger server(s) 111may be dedicated to a particular node of a decentralized ledger(s) 117.Typically, different nodes are included in (or implemented by, or hostedby) different servers or different computer systems to increase thesafety and security of transactions on a decentralized ledger and/orblockchain. The consensus protocol used for a particular blockchain willbe harder to falsify or circumvent when the different nodes are indifferent geographical locations, on different types of computingplatforms, and/or otherwise distributed and diverse.

In some implementations, one or more decentralized ledger(s) 117implemented by decentralized ledger server(s) 111 may be publiclyaccessible. In some implementations, one or more decentralized ledgersimplemented by decentralized ledger server(s) 111 may be private and/orpermissioned. In some implementations, one or more decentralizedledger(s) 117 implemented by decentralized ledger server(s) 111 may beappend-only. In some implementations, existing blocks and/or nodes ofone or more decentralized ledger(s) 117 implemented by decentralizedledger server(s) 111 can substantially not be altered or deleted, unlessmultiple copies are altered. This is unlikely to happen provided thatthe multiple copies stored on different computing platforms, e.g., indifferent geographical locations, in accordance with the relevantconsensus protocol(s). Decentralized ledger(s) 117 may be replicated onmultiple computing platforms, preferably in multiple differentgeographical locations. Additionally, individual blocks and/or nodes maybe linked together in a manner that prevents tampering, such as, e.g.,using a hash chain and/or digital signatures. In particular, hash valuesmay be generated using fixed-output-length one-way hashing functionsthat take variable-length input, and may be effectively impossible (or,at least, computationally infeasible) to reverse. As such, a hashingfunction may provide one-way encryption. By way of non-limiting example,the hashing function may be SHA-256, BLAKE2, SHAKE256, and/or anotherhashing function. Contents of individual blocks, individual nodes,transactions, and/or assets may be digitally signed in a manner thatproves integrity and/or prevents tampering, e.g., by providingauthentication, as well as repudiation.

Server(s) 102 may be configured to communicate with one or more clientcomputing platforms 104 according to a client/server architecture and/orother architectures. Client computing platform(s) 104 may be configuredto communicate with other client computing platform(s) 104 via server(s)102 and/or according to a peer-to-peer architecture and/or otherarchitectures. User(s) 123 may access system 100 via client computingplatform(s) 104. In some implementations, system 100 and/ordecentralized ledger server(s) 111 may be configured to communicate withone or more of server(s) 102, users 123, and/or other entities and/orcomponents, e.g., through one or more network(s) 116. In someimplementations, client computing platform(s) 104 may be accessedthrough one or more user interface(s) 125. User interface(s) 125 isshown as a mobile device but may include one or more other computingdevices. User interface(s) 125 may be linked and/or associated to one ormore user device(s) 127. User device(s) 127 may include a smartphone, amonitor, a head mounted device, a wearable device, a non-wearabledevice, a portable electronic device (e.g., personal digital assistance(PDA)), and/or other devices. User interface(s) 125 may be linked and/orassociated to user device(s) 127 through wireless connection (e.g.,Bluetooth pairing), wired connection, and/or other pairing methods.

Server(s) 102 may include electronic storage 128, processor(s) 130,machine-readable instructions 106, and/or other components. Server(s)102 may be configured by machine-readable instructions 106.Machine-readable instructions 106 may include one or more instructioncomponents. The instruction components may include computer programcomponents. The instruction components may include one or more of apresentation component 108, a transaction component 110, a mintingcomponent 112, and/or other instruction components. Processor(s) 130 aand processor(s) 130 b may be similar to processor(s) 130 as describedelsewhere in this disclosure, though included administration server(s)115 and decentralized ledger server(s) 111, respectively, as depicted inFIG. 1 . Machine-readable instructions 106 a and machine-readableinstructions 106 b may be similar to machine-readable instructions 106as described elsewhere in this disclosure, though included inadministration server(s) 115 and decentralized ledger server(s) 111,respectively, as depicted in FIG. 1 .

Presentation component 108 may be configured to effectuate presentationof a customization interface on one or more of client computingplatform(s) 104 associated with a user 123. The customization interfacemay facilitate entry and/or selection of a digital content item designby user 123. The customization interface may display one or more typesof digital content items that are selectable for the user. The one ormore types of digital content items may include an object, an image, avideo, a sound file, a text file, and/or other types of digital contentitems. The selection of one or more types of digital content items maydefine the type and/or file type of the digital content item that isgenerated. In some implementations, the customization interface maydisplay base costs associated with the one or more types of digitalcontent items. For example, a first base cost may be associated withgenerating a digital content item that is a video and a second base costmay be associated with generating a digital content item that is animage. The second base cost may be different than the first base cost.

The customization interface may display one or more digital features,values for individual ones of the digital features, and/or otherinformation. The one or more digital features may be displayed withassociated costs for including the digital features in the digitalcontent item. The user may select one or more of the digital features tobe included in the digital content item. In some implementations, theone or more digital features displayed in the customization interfacemay be determined by the type of digital content item selected by theuser. For example, one or more digital features may be exclusive to agiven type of digital content item. Digital features may include one ormore of supplemental digital objects, images, texts, sounds, widgets(e.g., weather display, clock, etc.), backgrounds/backsplash, filters,and/or other components capable of being included in a digital contentitem. In some implementations, particular digital features may be staticand/or unchanging. In some implementations, digital features may changebased on one or more of the passage of time, real world events and/orreal-time data (e.g. weather display), and/or other factors. Forexample, the backsplash of the digital content item may include a video,a gif, a slide show of images, and/or other moving and/or still images.

In some implementations, the customization interface may display the oneor more values for digital features with an associated cost. A value fora digital feature may indicate and/or represent a variation of color,style, format, type, and/or other aspect of the digital features. Forexample, a first digital features may be a background and/or anotherdigital feature. A first value may represent a first image for thebackground associated with a first cost and a second value may representa second image for the background associated with a second cost. Thefirst value, the second value, and/or other values for the backgroundmay be included in the customization interface and/or be capable ofbeing selected by user 123. The associated cost for an individual valuemay be based on the popularity of the value, the remaining inventory ofthe value (i.e., the value can only be selected a fixed number of timesand/or by a fixed number of users), the appearance of the value, and/orother information. In some implementations, the associated costs of theone or more values may change based on the popularity of the value, theremaining inventory of the value, the appearance of the value, and/orother information. The associated costs of the one or more values maychange every day, every two days, every 12 hours, every 2 hours, everyhour, and/or other intervals of time. In some implementations, theassociated costs may be in units of dollars (USD), euros (EUR), Bitcoin(BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), Dogecoin (DOGE), and/or othercurrencies.

In some implementations, the customization interface may display one ormore pre-selected digital content item designs capable of being selectedby user 123 for purchase. An individual digital content item design maybe defined by one or more values of digital features. The digitalcontent item design may represent the appearance of an associateddigital content item. The pre-selected digital content item designs mayinclude one or more values of digital features that are selected byother users 123, selected by one or more administrative users, randomlygenerated, and/or other methods of being selected. In someimplementations, individual ones of the pre-selected digital contentitem designs may include an associated cost. The associated cost of aparticular pre-selected digital content item designs may be based on thecombined associated costs of the values of digital features included inthe digital content item design. In some implementations, the associatedcosts of the particular pre-selected digital content item design may beset by a user that created the digital content item design. In someimplementations, the user 123 may purchase a randomly generated digitalcontent item design before viewing the digital content item designand/or after viewing the digital content item design. In someimplementations, the particular digital content item design may only beselected (i.e., purchased) a fixed number of times. Responsive to theparticular digital content item design being selected the fixed numberof times, the particular digital content item design may be shown on thecustomization interface as having a sold-out status and/or not includedin the customization interface.

Transaction component 110 may be configured to receive from clientcomputing platform(s) 104, a mint request to mint the digital contentitem in accordance with the digital content item design entered and/orselected through the customization interface. In some implementations,the mint request may include information pertaining to the digitalcontent item design, the user, and/or other information. Informationpertaining to the digital content item design may include the values ofdigital content items features defining the digital content item design,the cost of the digital content item design, and/or other information.In some implementations, the mint request may be received from theclient computing platform(s) 104 via one or more networks 116. The mintrequest may be automatically submitted to transaction component 110responsive to user 123 selecting a digital content item design throughthe customization interface, user 123 selecting one or more actionbuttons on user interface(s) 125, user 123 initiating transfer ofconsideration, and/or other user actions.

Transaction component 110 may be configured to, responsive to receipt ofthe mint request, effectuate a transfer of consideration from a userwallet associated with the user to an administrative wallet and/or otherwallets. The user wallet and the administrative wallet may eachcorrespond to addresses on decentralized ledger(s) 117 such that thetransfer of consideration involves a transfer of value on decentralizedledger(s) 117 from the address associated with the user wallet to theaddress associated with the administrative wallet. In someimplementations, the amount of consideration and/or value may bedetermined by the cost of the digital content item design and/or thecosts of the values of digital features defining the digital contentitem design. The amount of consideration and/or value may be included inthe received mint request. The amount of consideration and/or value mayfurther include a transfer fee, a transaction fee, a gas fee, and/orother types of fees in addition to the cost of the digital content itemdesign.

In some implementations, the user wallet may be linked to an externalwallet. The external wallet may allow the user to store and manage fundson a public decentralized ledger(s) 117. The public decentralizedledger(s) 117 may be part of either EOSIO mainnet, Ethereum mainnet,Ethereum 1.5, Ethereum 2.0, a derivative of Ethereum 2.0 that isconfigured to perform transactions of Ether (ETH) between accounts, aderivative of EOSIO that is configured to perform transactions of EOSbetween different accounts, and/or other distributed computingplatforms. In some implementations, funds may be transferred from thelinked external wallet to the user wallet. Funds transferred from thelinked external wallet to the user wallet may be in units of dollars(USD), euros (EUR), Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT),Dogecoin (DOGE), and/or other currencies. Transferring funds from theexternal wallet to the user wallet may include a transfer fee, a gasfee, and/or other kinds of fees. The funds transferred and/or stored inthe user wallet may be used within system 100 (e.g., to buy a digitalcontent item). In some implementations, the user wallet may store fundsfrom transactions made within system 100 (e.g., from selling a digitalcontent item). In some implementations, funds stored in the user walletmay only be used for transactions on decentralized ledger(s) 117 (e.g.,buying, selling, or transferring digital content items). Funds stored inthe user wallet may be transferred to the external wallet to be used fortransactions on decentralized ledgers outside of system 100 (e.g.,buying, selling, or transferring other digital and/or non-digitalassets).

Minting component 112 may be configured to, responsive to theadministrative wallet receiving the consideration, mint the digitalcontent item. As used herein, the word “mint” may refer to performance,initiating, and/or execution of the process(es), transaction(s),procedure(s), operation(s), and/or step(s) that result in theinstantiation of the digital content item, including the establishmentof ownership, and definition of appearance of the digital content item.Minting the digital content item may include generating the digitalcontent item record for the digital content item in accordance with thedigital content item design. Minting the digital content item mayfurther include transforming the digital content item design into aformat that is readable by a device and/or other methods of creating adisplayable digital content item. In some implementations, minting thedigital content item may include building an executable program. Theexecutable program to be transmitted to a device capable of executingthe program. In some implementations, execution of the program by thedevice may display a digital content item with the values of digitalfeatures defining the digital content item design on a device of thedevice and/or other devices. In some implementations, the digitalcontent item record may include the values of the digital features thatdefine the digital content item design. In some implementations, thedigital content item record may be recorded at an address ondecentralized ledger(s) 117 in a smart contract and/or other executablecode. The digital content item record may include information pertainingto the minted digital content item, including but not limited to thevalues of the digital features defining the digital content item design.

In some implementations, the digital content item record may include adigital content item identifier. The digital content item identifier maybe unique to the minted digital content item. The identifier may includean alphanumeric string (e.g., a serial number or other text string) orother human and/or machine-readable identifier of the digital contentitem and/or other information. The identifier may be based on the valuesof digital features, the time the digital content item was minted, theday the digital content item was minted, and/or other information. Forexample, a first digital content item may have a first digital contentitem identifier of ‘001’, a second digital content item may have asecond digital content item identifier of ‘002’, a third digital contentitem may have a third digital content item identifier of ‘003’, and soon and so forth. The first, second, third digital content itemidentifiers, and/or other identifiers may be determined based on theorder in which the digital content items are minted. The first second,third digital content item identifiers and/or other digital content itemidentifiers may be unique, such that no two digital content itemidentifiers are the same. In some implementations, the first digitalcontent item and the second digital content item may be minted inaccordance with a first digital content item design and a second digitalcontent item design, respectively. The first digital content item designand the second digital content item design may be defined by the samevalues of digital features (i.e., the first digital content item and thesecond digital content item have a similar or the same appearance). Thefirst digital content item identifier and the second digital contentitem identifier may still have different numerical values. In someimplementations, the digital content item identifier may indicate anowner history for the associated digital content item. For example, thedigital content item identifier may include ownership information.Ownership information may indicate and/or identify a first owner, asecond owner, a current owner, and/or other owners. By way ofnon-limiting example, the digital content item may have been owned bythe first owner prior to being owned by the second owner. The digitalcontent item may have been owned by the second owner prior to beingowned by the current owner.

In some implementations, minting the digital content item may includeburning the combination of values of digital features that define thedigital content item design. As used herein, the word “burn” may referto recordation of the values of digital features for an individualdigital content item such that future minting of digital content itemswith identical values of some or all of the digital features are limitedor even prohibited. Burning the combination of values may include makingthe combination of values unavailable for selection, unavailable forminting, and/or unavailable for other actions. For example, unavailablecombinations of values may not be shown in the customization interfaceand/or the user may not be allowed to proceed with purchase of thatdigital content item. In some implementations, a combination of valuesmay be burned after being minted once, after being minted five times,and/or after being minted a fixed number of times. In someimplementations, a list of burned combinations may be stored inelectronic storage 128, on decentralized ledger(s) 117, and/or otherlocations. The list of burned combinations may include informationpertaining to the combinations of values of digital features that havebeen burned and/or are unavailable to be minted. In someimplementations, minting component 112 receiving a mint request mayeffectuate a smart contract and/or other executable code to check thedigital content item design included in the mint request against thelist of burned combinations. Responsive to the digital content itemdesign being on the list of burned combinations, the mint request maynot be fulfilled. Responsive to the digital content item design notbeing on the list of burned combinations, the mint request may befulfilled and/or a digital content item may be minted in accordance withthe digital content item design.

Minting component 112 may be configured to transfer a non-fungible tokenindicating the digital content item identifier to the address on thedecentralized ledger(s) 117 that corresponds to the user wallet. In someimplementations, the non-fungible token may be transferredsimultaneously to the digital content item record being generated. Insome implementations, transferring the non-fungible token may instructthe formation of a smart contract and/or the recording of the smartcontract on decentralized ledger(s) 117 at the address corresponding tothe user wallet. In some implementations, these instructions mayinstruct decentralized ledger(s) 117 to record and/or modify digitalcontent item records, transactions, and/or rights (e.g., ownershiprights, distributions rights, etc.). In some implementations, thenon-fungible token may be stored on a blockchain. The block chain mayimplement decentralized ledger(s) 117 and may be capable of recordingrights pertaining to digital assets (e.g., digital content items). Forexample, a blockchain is a type of ledger, as well as a type ofdecentralized database that records rights pertaining to digital assets.Multiple rights may form a set of rights or a bundle of rights that maybe transferred and/or otherwise acted on and/or operated on together.For example, rights may include one or more of a right to use, a rightto sell, a right to destroy, a right to certain types of distributions,and/or other rights. In some implementations, the non-fungible tokensmay be a type of asset. In some implementations, the non-fungible tokensmay include one or more of security tokens, utility tokens, paymenttokens, initial coin offering (ICO) tokens, virtual currency tokens,crypto tokens, ERC-20 tokens, ERC-721 tokens, EOS tokens, specializedtokens, platform tokens, and/or other tokens. In some implementations,the tokens not only represent value, but may have a specific use in aparticular distributed computing platform, e.g., in the operation ofdecentralized ledger(s) 117.

Receipt component 114 may be configured to receive a display request todisplay the digital content item on a device. The display request mayindicate user(s) 123 trying and/or wanting to display the digitalcontent item on the device. In some implementations, user 123 may submita display request through interacting with one or more user interface(s)125, interacting with one or more devices with user device(s) 127,and/or other ways. The display request may indicate the specific digitalcontent item (e.g., using the digital content item identifier), a userassociated with the device, a user wallet associated with the user, anaddress on decentralized ledger(s) 117 associated with the user wallet,and/or other information.

Verification component 116 may be configured to, responsive to receivingthe display request, determine whether the user wallet for adecentralized ledger(s) 117 holds a non-fungible token associated withthe specific digital content item. In some implementations, determiningwhether the user wallet holds a non-fungible token may includedetermining if the non-fungible token is recorded at the addressassociated with the user wallet on decentralized ledger(s) 117. In someimplementations, the address associated with the user wallet may holdone or more tokens (i.e., the user owns one or more digital contentitems). The non-fungible token may be recorded on a smart contractand/or other executable code. Responsive to the non-fungible token beingrecorded at the address associated with the user wallet on decentralizedledger(s) 117, determine if the non-fungible token indicates the digitalcontent item identifier associated with the digital content item. Insome implementations, the digital content item identifier may beincluded in the display request. Responsive to the non-fungible tokenindicating the digital content item identifier associated with thedigital content item, a determination may be made that the user hasownership of the digital content item. Responsive to the non-fungibletoken not indicating the digital content item identifier associated withthe digital content item, a determination may be made that the user doesnot have ownership of the digital content item. In some implementations,verification component 116 may be configured to obtain digital contentitem rights (e.g., ownership rights, distribution rights, licensingrights, and/or other rights) for a particular digital content item,responsive to the user having ownership of the particular digitalcontent item. In some implementations, verification component 116 may beconfigured to access decentralized ledger(s) 117 to obtain the digitalcontent item rights (that are recorded on decentralized ledger(s) 117,e.g., in one or more smart contracts).

Display component 118 may be configured to, responsive to the userwallet holding the non-fungible token associated with the digitalcontent item, facilitating display of the digital content item on thedevice. Facilitating display of the digital content item may includeinitiating transmission of information to the device that causes thedevice to display the digital content item. In some implementations,information may include the digital content item design, the values ofdigital features, the executable program, other executable code, and/orother information. In some implementations, the device may be associatesto user 123 and/or associated to the user wallet. Display component 118may be further configured to, responsive to the user wallet not holdingthe non-fungible token associated with the digital content item, take nofurther action to facilitate display of the digital content item on thedevice such that the digital content item is not displayed on the device

Input component 120 may be configured to receive user input fromadministrative users. For example, the user input may include entryand/or selection of particular information, digital content item design,values of digital features, digital content items, and/or any entity orobject that interacts with any part of system 100 and/or plays a part inthe operation of system 100. For example, an administrative user mayselect a particular set of digital content item designs and/or values ofdigital features as the input for other components of system 100, suchas presentation component 108. Additionally, the administrative user mayselect a particular adjustment to be displayed by presentation component108 (e.g., increase the cost of one or more values of digital features).

Communication component 122 may be configured to facilitatecommunication and/or interaction between administration server 115 andthe rest of system 100. For example, communication component 122 maycommunicate user input received by input component 120 to othercomponents of system 100.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary customization interface 400 that may beused by a system to create a customized digital content item andretrieve the digital content item to be displayed in accordance with oneor more implementations. In some implementations customization interface400 may be presented on a user interface that is the same as or similarto user interface(s) 125 (as shown in FIG. 1 and described herein). Insome implementations, a user may view customization interface 400through a web browser, a mobile browser, a mobile application, and/orother platforms. In some implementations, the user may be required tocreate and/or login to a user account associated with the user to accesscustomization interface 400. The user account may be specific to adistributed computing platform and/or system 100 (as shown in FIG. 1 anddescribed herein). The user account associated with the user may also beassociated with a user wallet. In some implementations, the user accountand/or user wallet may store a user's inventory. The user's inventorymay include one or more digital content items the user has purchasedand/or currently owns (i.e., the user wallet holds a non-fungible tokenindicating the digital content identifier associated with the digitalcontent item). In some implementations, the user account may be used tostore association to one or more devices capable of display a digitalcontent item. The one or more devices associated to the user account maybe capable of displaying one or more digital content items owned by theuser.

Referring to FIG. 4 , customization interface 400 may include a prompt44, one or more user interface elements 42 a-c representing types ofdigital content items and/or other components. The one or more types ofdigital content items may be capable of being selected by the user forthe customized digital content item. The one or more types of digitalcontent items may include type 42 a indicating a video digital contentitem, type 42 b indicating an image digital content item, and/or type 42c indicating an object digital content item. It should be noted that thetypes are shown for illustrative purposes and are not intended to belimiting. Customization interface 400 may include more or less types ofdigital content items and/or different types of digital content itemsthan those shown.

FIG. 5A shows customization interface 500 may include one or more fields52 a-b for selecting a type of digital features, one or more userinterface elements 56, and/or other components. The one or more fields52 a-b may include a dropdown menu 54 and/or other user interfaceelements configured to display one or more types of digital features.The one or more types of digital features may be selectable by the user.Selection of the one or more types of digital features may effectuatethe selected digital features to be included in the digital contentitem. For example, “Feature 1” may be one or more of an object, image,widget, filter, text item, sound, and/or other digital component capableof being included in the digital content item. In some implementations,the one or more types of digital features displayed in customizationinterface 500 may be determined by the type of digital content itemselected (e.g., from user interface 400 shown in FIG. 4 ). Userinterface element 56 may be capable of being selected by the user to adda digital feature to the customized digital content item. In someimplementations, selection of user interface element 56 may effectuatedisplay of a field for selecting a type of digital feature (similar tofields 52 a-b).

FIG. 5B shows customization interface 500 responsive to selection by theuser of type of digital feature 55 (shown as “Images”) includingselection menu 58 and/or other components. Selection menu 58 may displayone or more user interface elements 57 a-c representing one or morevalues for the type of digital feature 55. In some implementations, thevalues displayed in the selection menu may be determined by the type ofdigital feature selected. For example, the values displayed for “Images”may be different from the values for “Widgets”. Individual ones ofvalues may be selectable the user. Selection of one or more values 57a-c may effectuate inclusion of the digital feature having the selectedvalue to be included in the digital content item. In someimplementations, a user interface elements 57 c may prompt the user toupload one or more files and/or other content to be included in thedigital content item.

In some implementations, selection of a particular value may includeclicking, touching, tapping, and/or swiping an action button associatedwith the value and/or other actions. In some implementations, the usermay select values for one or more digital features prior to submitting amint request. In some implementations, digital features for which theuser does not select a value may be randomly selected by the systemduring minting of the digital content item.

Referring to FIG. 1 , user interface(s) 125 may be configured tofacilitate interaction between users 123 and system 100 and/or betweenusers 123 and client computing platform(s) 104. In some implementations,user interface(s) 125 may include one or more of a display screen,touchscreen, monitor, a keyboard, buttons, switches, knobs, levers,mouse, microphones, sensors to capture voice commands, sensors tocapture body movement, sensors to capture hand and/or finger gestures,and/or other user interface devices configured to receive and/or conveyuser input. In some implementations, one or more user interface(s) 125may be included in one or more client computing platform(s) 104. In someimplementations, one or more user interfaces 125 may be included insystem 100. In some implementations, user interface(s) 125 may be a typeof interface that facilitates the exchange of virtual items betweenusers.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in some implementations, server(s) 102, clientcomputing platform(s) 104, administration server(s) 115, decentralizedledger server(s) 111, and/or external resources 126 may be operativelylinked via one or more electronic communication links. For example, suchelectronic communication links may be established, at least in part, viaone or more network(s) 116 such as the Internet and/or other networks.It will be appreciated that this is not intended to be limiting, andthat the scope of this disclosure includes implementations in whichserver(s) 102, client computing platform(s) 104, administrationserver(s) 115, decentralized ledger server(s) 111, and/or externalresources 126 may be operatively linked via some other communicationmedia.

A given client computing platform 104 may include one or more processorsconfigured to execute computer program components. The computer programcomponents may be configured to enable an expert or user associated withthe given client computing platform(s) 104 to interface with system 100and/or external resources 126, and/or provide other functionalityattributed herein to client computing platform(s) 104. By way ofnon-limiting example, the given client computing platform(s) 104 mayinclude one or more of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a handheldcomputer, a tablet computing platform, a NetBook, a Smartphone, a gamingconsole, and/or other computing platforms.

Administration server(s) 115 may include one or more of server(s) 102 a,processor(s) 130 a, machine-readable instructions 106 a, electronicstorage 128 a, and/or other components. Server(s) 102 a may beconfigured by machine-readable instructions 106 a. Machine-readableinstructions 106 a may include one or more instruction components. Theinstruction components may include one or more of input component 120,communication component 122, and/or other instruction components.Administration server(s) 115 may include communication lines, or portsto enable the exchange of information with a network and/or othercomputing platforms. In some implementations, administration server(s)115 may be used by one or more administrative users, e.g., to configureand/or control operation of system 100. In some implementations,administrative server(s) 115 may include or user one or more userinterfaces to receive user input and/or otherwise interact with one ormore administrative users. In some implementations, the one or moreadministrative user may be able to modify the associated costs of thevalues of digital features, the cost of pre-selected digital contentitem designs, and/or make other modifications. In some implementations,the one or more administrative users may be able to make transactions ofconsideration and/or value from and/or to the administrative wallet.

External resources 126 may include sources of information outside ofsystem 100, external entities participating with system 100, externalproviders of computation and/or storage services, and/or otherresources. In some implementations, some or all of the functionalityattributed herein to external resources 126 may be provided by resourcesincluded in system 100. In some implementations, external resources 126may include one or more blockchain oracles.

Server(s) 102 may include communication lines, or ports to enable theexchange of information with a network and/or other computing platforms.Illustration of server(s) 102 in FIG. 1 is not intended to be limiting.Server(s) 102 may include a plurality of hardware, software, and/orfirmware components operating together to provide the functionalityattributed herein to server(s) 102. For example, server(s) 102 may beimplemented by a cloud of computing platforms operating together asserver(s) 102.

Electronic storage 128 may comprise non-transitory storage media thatelectronically stores information. The electronic storage media ofelectronic storage 128 may include one or both of system storage that isprovided integrally (i.e., substantially non-removable) with server(s)102 and/or removable storage that is removably connectable to server(s)102 via, for example, a port (e.g., a USB port, a firewire port, etc.)or a drive (e.g., a disk drive, etc.). Electronic storage 128 mayinclude one or more of optically readable storage media (e.g., opticaldisks, etc.), magnetically readable storage media (e.g., magnetic tape,magnetic hard drive, floppy drive, etc.), electrical charge-basedstorage media (e.g., EEPROM, RAM, etc.), solid-state storage media(e.g., flash drive, etc.), and/or other electronically readable storagemedia. Electronic storage 128 may include one or more virtual storageresources (e.g., cloud storage, a virtual private network, and/or othervirtual storage resources). Electronic storage 128 may store softwarealgorithms, information determined by processor(s) 130, informationreceived from server(s) 102, information received from client computingplatform(s) 104, and/or other information that enables server(s) 102 tofunction as described herein.

Processor(s) 130 may be configured to provide information processingcapabilities in server(s) 102. As such, processor(s) 130 may include oneor more of a digital processor, an analog processor, a digital circuitdesigned to process information, an analog circuit designed to processinformation, a state machine, and/or other mechanisms for electronicallyprocessing information. Although processor(s) 130 is shown in FIG. 1 asa single entity, this is for illustrative purposes only. In someimplementations, processor(s) 130 may include a plurality of processingunits. These processing units may be physically located within the samedevice, or processor(s) 130 may represent processing functionality of aplurality of devices operating in coordination. Processor(s) 130 may beconfigured to execute components 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120,and/or 122, and/or other components. Processor(s) 130 may be configuredto execute components 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, and/or 122,and/or other components by software; hardware; firmware; somecombination of software, hardware, and/or firmware; and/or othermechanisms for configuring processing capabilities on processor(s) 130.As used herein, the term “component” may refer to any component or setof components that perform the functionality attributed to thecomponent. This may include one or more physical processors duringexecution of processor readable instructions, the processor readableinstructions, circuitry, hardware, storage media, or any othercomponents.

It should be appreciated that although components 108, 110, 112, 114,116, 118, 120, and/or 122 are illustrated in FIG. 1 as being implementedwithin a single processing unit, in implementations in whichprocessor(s) 130 includes multiple processing units, one or more ofcomponents 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, and/or 122 may beimplemented remotely from the other components. The description of thefunctionality provided by the different components 108, 110, 112, 114,116, 118, 120, and/or 122 described below is for illustrative purposes,and is not intended to be limiting, as any of components 108, 110, 112,114, 116, 118, 120, and/or 122 may provide more or less functionalitythan is described. For example, one or more of components 108, 110, 112,114, 116, 118, 120, and/or 122 may be eliminated, and some or all of itsfunctionality may be provided by other ones of components 108, 110, 112,114, 116, 118, 120, and/or 122. As another example, processor(s) 130 maybe configured to execute one or more additional components that mayperform some or all of the functionality attributed below to one ofcomponents 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, and/or 122.

FIG. 2 illustrates a method 200 to create a customized digital contentitem, in accordance with one or more implementations. The customizeddigital content item may be recorded on a decentralized ledger. Thecustomized digital content item may be capable of being displayed on adevice. The operations of method 200 presented below are intended to beillustrative. In some implementations, method 200 may be accomplishedwith one or more additional operations not described, and/or without oneor more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in whichthe operations of method 200 are illustrated in FIG. 2 and describedbelow is not intended to be limiting.

In some implementations, method 200 may be implemented in one or moreprocessing devices (e.g., a digital processor, an analog processor, adigital circuit designed to process information, an analog circuitdesigned to process information, a state machine, and/or othermechanisms for electronically processing information). The one or moreprocessing devices may include one or more devices executing some or allof the operations of method 200 in response to instructions storedelectronically on an electronic storage medium. The one or moreprocessing devices may include one or more devices configured throughhardware, firmware, and/or software to be specifically designed forexecution of one or more of the operations of method 200.

An operation 202 may include effectuating presentation of acustomization interface on a client computing platform associated with auser. The customization interface may facilitate entry and/or selectionof a digital content item design by the user. The digital content itemdesign may be defined by values of digital features. Operation 202 maybe performed by a presentation component that is same as or similar topresentation component 108 (shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

An operation 204 may include receiving, from the client computingplatform, a mint request to mint the digital content item in accordancewith the digital content item design entered and/or selected through thecustomization interface. Operation 204 may be performed by a transactioncomponent that is same as or similar to transaction component 110 (shownin FIG. 1 and described herein).

An operation 206 may include effectuating, responsive to receipt of themint request, a transfer of consideration from a user wallet associatedwith the user to an administrative wallet. The user wallet and theadministrative wallet may each correspond to addresses on thedecentralized ledger such that the transfer of consideration involves atransfer of value on the decentralized ledger from the addressassociated with the user wallet to the address associated with theadministrative wallet. Operation 206 may be performed by a transactioncomponent that is same as or similar to transaction component 110 (shownin FIG. 1 and described herein).

An operation 208 may include, responsive to the administrative walletreceiving the consideration, minting the digital content item. Mintingthe digital content item may include generating a digital content itemrecord for the digital content item in accordance with the digitalcontent item design. The digital content item record may include thevalues of the digital features that define the digital content itemdesign. The digital content item record may include a digital contentitem identifier. Operation 208 may be performed by a minting componentthat is same as or similar to minting component 112 (shown in FIG. 1 anddescribed herein).

An operating 210 may include transferring a non-fungible tokenindicating the digital content item identifier to the address on thedecentralized ledger that corresponds to the user wallet. Operation 210may be performed by a minting component that is same as or similar tominting component 112 (shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

FIG. 3 illustrates a method 300 to retrieve a digital content item to bedisplayed on a device, in accordance with one or more implementations.The operations of method 300 presented below are intended to beillustrative. In some implementations, method 300 may be accomplishedwith one or more additional operations not described, and/or without oneor more of the operations discussed. Additionally, the order in whichthe operations of method 300 are illustrated in FIG. 3 and describedbelow is not intended to be limiting.

In some implementations, method 300 may be implemented in one or moreprocessing devices (e.g., a digital processor, an analog processor, adigital circuit designed to process information, an analog circuitdesigned to process information, a state machine, and/or othermechanisms for electronically processing information). The one or moreprocessing devices may include one or more devices executing some or allof the operations of method 300 in response to instructions storedelectronically on an electronic storage medium. The one or moreprocessing devices may include one or more devices configured throughhardware, firmware, and/or software to be specifically designed forexecution of one or more of the operations of method 300.

An operation 302 may include receiving a display request to display thedigital content item on a device. The display request may indicate thespecific digital content item, a user associated with the device, and/orother information. Operation 302 may be performed by a receipt componentthat is same as or similar to receipt component 114 (shown in FIG. 1 anddescribed herein).

An operation 304 may include, responsive to receiving the displayrequest, determining whether a user wallet for a decentralized ledgerholds a non-fungible token associated with the specific digital contentitem. The user wallet being associated with the user. Operation 304 maybe performed by a verification component that is same as or similar toverification component 116 (shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

An operation 306 may include, responsive to the user wallet holding thenon-fungible token associated with the digital content item,facilitating display of the digital content item on the device.Facilitating display of the digital content item may include initiatingtransmission of information to the device that causes the device todisplay the digital content item. Operation 306 may be performed by adisplay component that is same as or similar to display component 118(shown in FIG. 1 and described herein).

An operation 308 may include, responsive to the user wallet not holdingthe non-fungible token associated with the digital content item, takingno further action to facilitate display of the digital content item onthe device such that the digital content item is not displayed on thedevice. Operation 308 may be performed by a display component that issame as or similar to display component 118 (shown in FIG. 1 anddescribed herein).

Although the present technology has been described in detail for thepurpose of illustration based on what is currently considered to be themost practical and preferred implementations, it is to be understoodthat such detail is solely for that purpose and that the technology isnot limited to the disclosed implementations, but, on the contrary, isintended to cover modifications and equivalent arrangements that arewithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims. It is to beunderstood that the present technology contemplates that, to the extentpossible, one or more features of any implementation can be combinedwith features of any other implementation.

1. A system configured to create a customized digital content item,wherein ownership of the customized digital content item is recorded ona decentralized ledger, wherein the digital content item is formatted tobe streamed or displayed, the system comprising: one or more processorsconfigured by machine-reachable instructions to: effectuate presentationof a customization interface on a client computing platform associatedwith a user, wherein the customization interface facilitates entryand/or selection of a digital content item design by the user, andwherein the digital content item design is defined by values of digitalfeatures; receive, from the client computing platform, a mint request tomint the digital content item in accordance with the digital contentitem design entered and/or selected through the customization interface;responsive to receipt of the mint request, effectuate a transfer ofconsideration from a user wallet associated with the user to anadministrative wallet, wherein the user wallet and the administrativewallet each correspond to addresses on the decentralized ledger suchthat the transfer of consideration involves a transfer of value on thedecentralized ledger from the address associated with the user wallet tothe address associated with the administrative wallet; and responsive tothe administrative wallet receiving the consideration: (i) mint thedigital content item, wherein minting the digital content item includesgenerating a digital content item record for the digital content item inaccordance with the digital content item design, wherein the digitalcontent item record includes the values of the digital content itemfeatures that define the digital content item design, and wherein thedigital content item record includes a digital content item identifier,and (ii) transfer a non-fungible token indicating the digital contentitem identifier to the address on the decentralized ledger thatcorresponds to the user wallet.
 2. The system of claim 1, whereingenerating a digital content item record for the digital content itemfurther includes burning the digital content item design, such that asecond digital content item cannot be minted in accordance with thedigital content item design.
 3. The system of claim 1, wherein digitalcontent item is an image, a video, or an audio.
 4. The system of claim1, wherein the digital content item features include size, background,background color, one or more objects, movement of objects, color ofobjects, sound, lighting, captions, and filters.
 5. The system of claim1, wherein the customization interface displays associated costs forindividual ones of the values of digital content item features, andwherein the cost of the digital content item design is based on thecombined associated costs of the values of digital content item featuresthat define the digital content item design.
 6. The system of claim 1,wherein the values of digital content item features defining the digitalcontent item design may be randomly generated by the system, such thatthe digital content item is minted and the digital content item recordis generated in accordance with the randomly generated digital contentitem design.
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 10. (canceled)11. A method to create a customized digital content item, whereinownership of the customized digital content item is recorded on adecentralized ledger, wherein the digital content item is formatted tobe streamed or displayed, the method comprising: effectuatingpresentation of a customization interface on a client computing platformassociated with a user, wherein the customization interface facilitatesentry and/or selection of a digital content item design by the user, andwherein the digital content item design is defined by values of digitalfeatures; receiving, from the client computing platform, a mint requestto mint the digital content item in accordance with the digital contentitem design entered and/or selected through the customization interface;responsive to receiving the mint request, effectuating a transfer ofconsideration from a user wallet associated with the user to anadministrative wallet, wherein the user wallet and the administrativewallet each correspond to addresses on the decentralized ledger suchthat the transfer of consideration involves a transfer of value on thedecentralized ledger from the address associated with the user wallet tothe address associated with the administrative wallet; and responsive tothe administrative wallet receiving the consideration: (i) minting thedigital content item, wherein minting the digital content item includesgenerating a digital content item record for the digital content item inaccordance with the digital content item design, wherein the digitalcontent item record includes the values of the digital content itemfeatures that define the digital content item design, and wherein thedigital content item record includes a digital content item identifier,and (ii) transferring a non-fungible token indicating the digitalcontent item identifier to the address on the decentralized ledger thatcorresponds to the user wallet.
 12. The method of claim 11, whereingenerating a digital content item record for the digital content itemfurther includes burning the digital content item design, such that asecond digital content item cannot be minted in accordance with thedigital content item design.
 13. The method of claim 11, wherein digitalcontent item is an image, a video, or an audio.
 14. The method of claim11, wherein the digital content item features include size, background,background color, one or more objects, movement of objects, color ofobjects, sound, lighting, captions, and filters.
 15. The method of claim11, wherein the customization interface displays associated costs forindividual ones of the values of digital content item features, andwherein the cost of the digital content item design is based on thecombined associated costs of the values of digital content item featuresthat define the digital content item design.
 16. The method of claim 11,wherein the values of digital content item features defining the digitalcontent item design may be randomly generated by the system, such thatthe digital content item is minted and the digital content item recordis generated in accordance with the randomly generated digital contentitem design.
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